Today the BBC featured a story regarding the lack of holiday care across the UK.

Regions in England reporting particularly high levels of holiday childcare shortages included the South East, the West Midlands and the North East.

It seems from the research the North West of England are well provided for in terms of  holiday care provision.  Safehands alone operate 7 Holiday Clubs in the North West of England but we are looking for more!  With our schools and community incentive scheme, which financially benefits schools and community centres we hope to role out many more clubs across the UK in the coming months.

If you know of a holiday care need in your area – let us know, our Holiday Club team will pro-actively work towards filling that need and provide even more great care for children of all ages and all abilities.

Call – 0844 848 2810

It’s not long before the Summer Holidays and there’s high demand for places at the seven Safehands Holiday Clubs across the North West.

Over the next few months the team at Safehands will be planning the Autumn Holiday Clubs with the addition of a few more North West locations.

Given the huge interest of our newly re-packed brand of Holiday Clubs we are pro-actively seeking partner schools in the London and Manchester areas.

If you are interested in running a Safehands Holiday Club in any area of the UK we’d be delighted to hear from you.

We provide a wide variety of activities and experiences for all age groups.  For all children up to five, Safehands Holiday Clubs work with in the  Early Years Foundation Stage framework.  This framework ensures children up to 5 years old are planned for individually and their interests are taken into account when doing this. We work closely with parents when developing learning journeys and ensure that children are entertained and happy at all times.

Complete details of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework can be found on the Department of Education website.  Below are the type of activities an early years child can enjoy.

• Creative development – we provide support for children to explore and play using a range of media. We encourage children to share thoughts and feelings through art, dance and imaginative play.




• Physical Development – we ensure that we plan experiences for children to be active and improve their skills of co-ordination, control and movement. We teach children the importance of healthy eating and physical activity.




• Knowledge and Understanding of the world – we will help children make sense of the world by using the materials and resources  which reflect cultures and diversity. We will allow children the freedom of choice when selecting activities to partake in.




• Personal, Social and Emotional development – we will encourage children to respect themselves and each other and we will develop ther social skills through turn taking and sharing opportunities. All children will be encouraged to join in group activities and to create relationships with both their peers and staff members.




• Communication, Language and Literacy development – we will provide support with early literacy skills, speech and communication skills. Resources for mark making, reading and writing are on offer daily.




• Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy – we will encourage children’s natural curiosity and allow them to explore, learn and practice through opportunities and experiences.

If you have any thoughts or ideas regarding activities, we would be delighted to hear from you – please us our contact form to get in touch.

Safehands Holiday Club – can offer all NHS, Fire Services, Police, Council workers in fact if you work in the public sector you can gain a superb discount of 15%* on selected Holiday Club places (subject to availability).

That’s up to £20 per week discount on selected holiday club places.

PLUS!!

If you work in selected North West NHS trusts you could also benefit from a massive subsidy provided by your trust – that means you could get your holiday care for much much less!

For further information call today – 0844 848 2810.  Or to secure your place go directly to the Holiday Club Booking page.

*15% discount places are limited so apply today!

Safehands Holiday Clubs are delighted to be working in association with Aiming High for Disabled Children (AHDC) a programme launched in May 2007.

The aim of AHDC is to -

‘improve service provision across the board for disabled children and their familes, enhancing equality and opportunity for them’

Safehands support and assist with the AHDC scheme  in the delivery of Holiday Club care for children with disabilities.  In addition Safehands provide a number of FREE places for children with disabilities throughout the school holiday period.

For further information contact us on! 0844 848 2810 today!  Or take a look at our bookings page for further information.

(Image courtesy of DCSF)

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